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When we look at furniture and home furnishing stores, BLS reports total employment of 454,600 jobs. Not a small industry by any stretch. Here is how BLS breaks down the employment of retail sales workers:

41-2000

Retail sales workers

230.1

41-2010

Cashiers

15.4

41-2011

Cashiers

15.4

41-2020

Counter and
rental clerks and parts salespersons

0.6

41-2021

Counter and
rental clerks

0.6

41-2031

Retail
salespersons

214.0

The retail salespersons (41-2031) make up the largest group of employees under the umbrella of retail sales workers (41-2000). Retail salesperson includes:

That is a semi-skilled occupation and largely irrelevant for disability purposes absent transferable skills.

The industry matrix gives the data by industry to permit looking at the allegation of widespread employment in the furniture rental industry. Salespersons, whether selling or renting, is a semi-skilled position and represents almost half of total industry employment -- 454,600 jobs. BLS again confirms that the unskilled occupation nestled inside of 41-2021 does not exist in significant numbers.